Self-publication using color space encoded image
Embodiments of the present disclosure can include systems, methods, and non-transitory computer program products for using color space encoded images to publish an entire book including text and images onto a single piece of paper, or onto few pieces of paper. In certain aspects, the present systems and methods allow users to perform data backup using color space encoded images. In other aspects, the present systems and methods allow users to self-publish desired content significantly cheaper by encoding the desired content using color space encoded images. In certain aspects, publishers or booksellers can include traditional books in combination with digital or electronic books distributed using color space encoded images. In other aspects, the present systems and methods allow users or administrators to compress and/or copy massive documents using color space encoded images.
1. A computer-implemented method for self-publication, the method comprising:
receiving, at a capturing device, content for self-publication;
creating, at the capturing device, colored cells within a color space to provide an encoded representation of the received content in an image by processing the received content to obtain a stream of integers, each integer in the stream of integers corresponding to a color in the color space for a cell in the image;
creating, at the capturing device, one or more additional cells, including color calibration cells, adjoining the encoded image, the one or more additional cells for assisting in decoding the encoded image by determining a pseudo-Euclidean metric in the color space, the metric measuring distance including a measure of an average of: (a) a red component in the colored cells and (b) a red component in the color calibration cells; and
publishing the image on a medium.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the medium includes at least one of paper, plastic, textiles, and fabrics.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the publishing includes at least one of storing the image electronically on the medium and printing the image on the medium.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pseudo-Euclidean metric is defined as:
Δ
C
=
(
X
+
r
_
256
)
Δ
R
2
+
Y
Δ
G
2
+
(
Z
+
255
-
r
_
256
)
Δ
B
2
wherein:
ΔC is a pseudo-Euclidean distance between two colors,
C 1 includes a red component R 1 , a green component G 1 , and a blue component B 1 ,
C 2 includes a red component R 2 , a green component G 2 , and a blue component B 2 ,
X, Y and Z represent coefficients,
ΔR=R 2 −R 1 ,
ΔG=G 2 −G 1 ,
ΔB=B 2 −B 1 , and
r
_
=
R
1
+
R
2
2
.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the coefficients of the pseudo-Euclidean metric are defined as X=2, Y=4 and Z=2.
6. A system for self-publication, the system comprising:
memory;
storage; and
at least one processor configured to use the memory and the storage to:
receive content for self-publication;
create colored cells within a color space to provide an encoded representation of the received content in an image by processing the received content to obtain a stream of integers, each integer in the stream of integers corresponding to a color in the color space for a cell in the image;
create one or more additional cells, including color calibration cells, adjoining the encoded image, the one or more additional cells for assisting in decoding the encoded image by determining a pseudo-Euclidean metric in the color space, the metric measuring distance including a measure of an average of: (a) a red component in the colored cells and (b) a red component in the color calibration cells; and
publish the image on a medium.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the medium includes at least one of paper, plastic, textiles, and fabrics.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor configured to publish includes
the at least one processor configured to at least one of store the image electronically on the medium and print the image on the medium.
9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the pseudo-Euclidean metric is defined as:
Δ
C
=
(
X
+
r
_
256
)
Δ
R
2
+
Y
Δ
G
2
+
(
Z
+
255
-
r
_
256
)
Δ
B
2
wherein:
ΔC is a pseudo-Euclidean distance between two colors,
C 1 includes a red component R 1 , a green component G 1 , and a blue component B 1 ,
C 2 includes a red component R 2 , a green component G 2 , and a blue component B 2 ,
X, Y and Z represent coefficients,
ΔR=R 2 −R 1 ,
ΔG=G 2 −G 1 ,
ΔB=B 2 −B 1 , and
r
_
=
R
1
+
R
2
2
.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the coefficients of the pseudo-Euclidean metric are defined as X=2, Y=4 and Z=2.
11. A computer program product for self-publication, the computer program product tangibly embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the computer program product including instructions operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:
receive content for self-publication;
create colored cells within a color space to provide an encoded representation of the received content in an image by processing the received content to obtain a stream of integers, each integer in the stream of integers corresponding to a color in the color space for a cell in the image;
create one or more additional cells, including color calibration cells, adjoining the encoded image, the one or more additional cells for assisting in decoding the encoded image by determining a pseudo-Euclidean metric in the color space, the metric measuring distance including a measure of an average of: (a) a red component in the colored cells and (b) a red component in the color calibration cells; and
publish the image on a medium.
12. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the medium includes at least one of paper, plastic, textiles, and fabrics.
13. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the data processing apparatus to publish includes the data processing apparatus to at least one of store the image electronically on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and print the image on the medium.
14. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the pseudo-Euclidean metric is defined as:
Δ
C
=
(
X
+
r
_
256
)
Δ
R
2
+
Y
Δ
G
2
+
(
Z
+
255
-
r
_
256
)
Δ
B
2
wherein:
ΔC is a pseudo-Euclidean distance between two colors,
C 1 includes a red component R 1 , a green component G 1 , and a blue component B 1 ,
C 2 includes a red component R 2 , a green component G 2 , and a blue component B 2 ,
X, Y and Z represent coefficients,
ΔR=R 2 −R 1 ,
ΔG=G 2 −G 1 ,
ΔB=B 2 −B 1 , and
r
_
=
R
1
+
R
2
2
.
15. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the coefficients of the pseudo-Euclidean metric are defined as X=2, Y=4 and Z=2.